GGRC21H3 Lecture : Week 10 Lecture Note
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Smart growth part 1 urban design for people, not cars. New urbanism: a number of essential characteristics: small frontages (because couldn"t waste land for large population), mixed urban use, toronto is at least a decade behind compared to european cities, want to connect streets at right angles. Increases economic value of homes: one of the main goals is to make it desirable for developers to sell their homes at an increased market value. Andres duany & elizabeth plater zyberk = two most famous planners now. New urbanism in the global south: we can only talk about new urbanism because of incredible wealth and affluence.
